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Respirator Medical Questions: 1. What is your respirator medical frequency? (i.e. 1 year, 2 year , 3 year) 1 Year 2. Are all respirator medicals performed by the station medical group? Are they out-sourced? Does anyone send their personnel to a hospital for testing? I mention the hospital option because I hear this from vendors occasionally. Done onsite 3. If you have a 2 or more year requal frequency, how do you handle folks who have a medical condition which requires a more frequent evaluation? Not Applicable Respirator Cleaning Questions? 1. How do you clean your respirators used for fit testing or training (non-RCA respirators)? (i.e. respirator washer, buckets, vendor services, etc.) Dishwasher at plant location, respirator washer at the training center 2. What chemicals do you use? MSA Confidence Plus 3. Do you use a manufacturer recommended cleaner & sanitizer (i.e. MSA Confidence Plus) over the OSHA recommended cleaners? No Any issues with them? N/A Has anyone ever raised the issue of the cleaners being effective against H1N1 virus and how have you addressed this issue? I have not heard of anyone bringing up the issue of the H1N1 virus. If someone were to bring up a concern, we would show them the product we use for cleaning and the temperature at which the respirators are washed. The respirator washer washes at a temperature of 190 degree F. The dishwasher is set on the pots and pans cycle. Chuck Creamer Charles E. Creamer Health Physicist Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 2000 (Mail Stop NAB-1G-BFN) Decatur, Al. 35609-2000 Phone: 256-729-2983 Fax: 256-729-3101 Pager: 1-800-323-4853, pin 30-053 mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Powernet: Quick questions about respirator medicals and cleaning. All - I know I have asked this question before, but I need a current consensus of what the nuclear industry is doing. Here are a few quick questions regarding respirator medicals and cleaning. Quick answers are appreciated. Calls are welcomed too. Respirator Medical Questions: 4. What is your respirator medical frequency? (i.e. 1 year, 2 year , 3 year) 5. Are all respirator medicals performed by the station medical group? Are they out-sourced? Does anyone send their personnel to a hospital for testing? I mention the hospital option because I hear this from vendors occasionally. 6. If you have a 2 or more year requal frequency, how do you handle folks who have a medical condition which requires a more frequent evaluation? Respirator Cleaning Questions? 4. How do you clean your respirators used for fit testing or training (non-RCA respirators)? (i.e. respirator washer, buckets, vendor services, etc.) 5. What chemicals do you use? 6. Do you use a manufacturer recommended cleaner & sanitizer (i.e. MSA Confidence Plus) over the OSHA recommended cleaners? Any issues with them? 7. Has anyone ever raised the issue of the cleaners being effective against H1N1 virus and how have you addressed this issue? Thanks in advance! Linda Parlatore 610-718-2214 ************************************************** This e-mail and any of its attachments may contain Exelon Corporation proprietary information, which is privileged, confidential, or subject to copyright belonging to the Exelon Corporation family of Companies. This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout. Thank You. **************************************************
